What's On

The committee will meet at 8:40am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 5).

3. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-56.

4. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. Public administration in government: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Joe Griffin, Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser, Director-General Corporate, Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, Scottish Government

2. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at [email protected].

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Children and young people’s participation in sport and physical activity: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Jillian Gibson, Policy Manager – Sport and Physical Activity, COSLA
• Gregor Muir, Policy and Communications Officer, Scottish Sports Association
• Ailsa Wyllie, Lead Manager, Sports Development, sportscotland

3. Children and young people’s participation in sport and physical activity: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider its approach to Pre-Budget Scrutiny.

5. Good Food Nation: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Good Food Nation proposed national plan.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.

1. Declaration of interests: Evelyn Tweed will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

3. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government
• Cara Davidson, Head of Environment and Net Zero, Scottish Government
• Andy Kinnaird, Head of Transforming Planning, Scottish Government
• Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Director of Planning, Architecture and Regeneration, Scottish Government
• Carrie Thomson, Head of Development Planning & Housing, Scottish Government

4. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85051 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in private.

2. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/175 (C.18))Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/176)

3. Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

4. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

5. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

6. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

7. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the response from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

8. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the response from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

9. Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.

10. Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black on 86266 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Declaration of interests: Paul McLennan will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will take evidence on the Domestic Abuse Protection (Scotland) Act 2021; the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020, in that order, from—

• Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Scottish Government
• Jeff Gibbons, Violence Against Women and Girls Unit Head, Scottish Government

and then from—

• Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Scottish Government
• Simon Stockwell, Family Law Unit Head, Scottish Government

and then from—

• Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Scottish Government
• Nel Whiting, Violence Against Women and Girls Team Leader, Scottish Government

4. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

5. Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

6. Temporary and tied visa holders: The Committee will consider a briefing from the Worker Support Centre.

7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 (in private): The Committee will consider its approach.

8. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85204 or at [email protected]